Whether it’s on a console, a portable, or just your smartphone, there have never been quite so many ways to get your gaming fix in, wherever you may be.

The better news is there are now an increasing number ways to turn your hard-earned gaming prowess into a money maker, including from coaching others on how to get more from their games.

Become a pro Fortnite Buddy

Top Fortnite players can sell their services as coaches through Bidvine (Image: Epic Games)

Being rubbish at a trending game can be a bit, well, embarassing. Especially if all your mates are talking about it.

That means people are paying good money to be (privately) schooled in how to get better.

For example, Bidvine allows would-be gaming pros to sell their services as ‘buddies’, and has just launched the feature for Fortnite, a co-op sandbox survival game which first launched last year and currently boasts around 3.4 million users worldwide.

It has previously launched similar buddy services for FIFA and Call of Duty and is developing them for other games including Battlefront and Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds.

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How good is "good" and what's the pay?

What level you need to reach to coach (Image: Epic Games)

You need to meet a certain standard (having finished first at least 25 times) in order to be eligible to be a Fortnite coach, though Bidvine reckons that based on what existing gaming coaches earn via the marketplace you can expect to make around £30 an hour of gameplay.

People that want coaching on the game will register with Bidvine, detailing things like what area of the game they want help with and what times work best for them to have the coaching.

Coaches can then ‘bid’ for their services and arrange a deal.

Russ Morgan, co-founder of Bidvine, said: “We know how popular Fortnite has become since its release, and we’re hoping that our service will help out those of us who never quite finish first.

"With Fortnite there is a definite need for tactical guidance, whether you choose to fight or hide, you’ve got to have a plan – so why not hire a Pro Buddy to help you?”

What does it cost?

Selling your services through Bidvine does come with a cost. It’s free to join, but you do need to buy ‘bid credits’. These are what you use if you want to bid for a client basically, and they cost £1 plus VAT for a credit.

But bidding for a job doesn’t cost just one credit - the actual cost works at between three and ten credits, based on the type of service.

According to the site, new providers generally need to send up to 10 bids in order to get their first commission, so you will need to back yourself in order to find work.

Bidvine guarantees that if you don’t get hired from your first credit bundle purchase, they will match your commitment and put those credits back into your Bidvine account, so you can give the platform another go.

Other ways to make money playing

There is an entire subreddit devoted to pairing coaches with Hearthstone players

Bidvine certainly isn’t the only place where gamers with particular expertise on certain games are able to make money from coaching.

The card collecting game Hearthstone, which is playable on PC or on a mobile device, has a thriving coaching community, to the point that it even has its own subreddit. OK, you won’t get rich from it - most coaches seem to charge around $5-$10 an hour (about £3.60-£7.20) - but it’s a bit of extra cash from messing about with a game.

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There are also other platforms offering you the chance to pick the brains of top level players: with GamerHoursyou can get help with World of Warcraft and DOTA 2, while there is also the Gamer Instituteand GamerSenseiwhich tap into a similar line up of games.

Clearly, with certain games there are plenty of people who aren’t satisfied with simply watching a bit of YouTube or Twitch to try to work out how they can get better - they are willing to cough up cold, hard cash for a more personal coaching experience.

Tapping into streaming

Some sports teams, like West Ham and PSG, have dedicated eSports players on their books (Image: EA Sports)

A more common way that some gamers look to turn their hobby into an income is by tapping into streaming services like YouTube and Twitch.

Building a following on YouTube can translate into a decent living, so long as you get a significant number of views. Callum Willis, a 22-year-old from Surrey, streams as Seatin Man of Legendsand says that his channel - which currently boasts more than 116,000 subscribers - brings in between £35,000 and £50,000 a year.

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He has built one of the most popular channels looking at the Marvel Contest of Championsmobile game, producing content daily on everything from guides and walkthroughs to covering new developments in the game.

Streamers get paid based on the number of views their channel generates, though you need to have had more than 10,000 views on your channel before you can apply to join YouTube’s Partner Programme and have adverts inserted into your videos.

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Some gamers are able to make a living from participating in eSports competitions - The International 2017, a DOTA 2 tournament held in Seattle, had a total prize pool of almost $25m, with the winning team walking away with almost £$11m between the five players.

If you’re particularly good at a sports game, then you could also attract sponsorship from an actual sports team.

West Ham for example has its own eSports player, Jamboo, who represents the club in high-level FIFA tournaments, while Paris Saint Germain has its own dedicated FIFA eSports team, with five players.